Reduced volume drums and components thereof

Abstract

A reduced volume snare drum has a top face and a bottom face; and a snare assembly is releasably secured to the bottom face. The reduced volume snare drum includes a drum shell, a top drumhead hoop for mounting the top drumhead to the drum shell, and at least one snare mount for mounting the snare assembly to one of the drum shell or the top drumhead hoop and in contact with the bottom face. In one embodiment, the top drumhead is fabricated with a three-dimensional knitted fabric having two separate knitted substrates which are joined together by a filament or fiber

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reduced volume snare drum comprising:
 a top drumhead having a top face and a bottom face; and   a snare assembly releasably secured to the bottom face.   
     
     
         2 . The reduced volume snare drum of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a drum shell;   a top drumhead hoop for mounting the top drumhead to the drum shell; and   at least one snare mount for mounting the snare assembly to one of the drum shell or the top drumhead hoop and in contact with the bottom face.   
     
     
         3 . The reduced volume snare drum of  claim 1 , the top drumhead comprising:
 a three-dimensional knitted fabric having two separate knitted substrates which are joined together by a filament or fiber.   
     
     
         4 . A reduced volume drum comprising:
 a top drumhead fabricated from a three-dimensional knitted fabric having two separate knitted substrates which are joined together by a filament or fiber.